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Dusit Zoo closing date moved to Sept 30
Dusit Zoo closing date moved to Sept 30
BANGKOK: Dusit Zoo announced yesterday (Aug 24) that the closure of the zoo had been postponed for another month to the end of September.
Thai lifters win fifth medal
Thai lifters win fifth medal
ASIAN GAMES: Rattanawan Wamalun won Thailand’s fifth weightlifting medal of the Asian Games yesterday (Aug 24), taking bronze in the 63kg women’s event won by North Korea’s Kim Hyo-sim.
Woman’s licence revoked for multiple crashes at airport
Woman’s licence revoked for multiple crashes at airport
CHIANG MAI: The Land Transport Department has revoked the lifelong driving licence of a hot-tempered woman who drove her pickup truck into a Chiang Mai airport guard who clamped her wheel, due to her mental illness.
Harsh lessons for unlicensed drivers a must
Harsh lessons for unlicensed drivers a must
NATIONWIDE: Authorities insist harsher penalties for unlicensed drivers are needed for public safety because many young unlicensed motorcyclists cause fatal accidents.
Mother protests silence over child rape
Mother protests silence over child rape
BANGKOK: The mother of a 7-year-old boy who claims her son was sexually abused by a high-ranking soldier filed a complaint with the Crime Suppression Division (CSD) yesterday (Aug 23), demanding he be formally charged rather than receive a slap on the wrist.
NACC in ‘final leg’ of 2009 police housing probe
NACC in ‘final leg’ of 2009 police housing probe
BANGKOK: The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is close to concluding its investigation into alleged misconduct in the 2009 construction of 163 police flats and 396 police stations nationwide, NACC president Watcharapol Prasarnrajkit revealed yesterday (Aug 23).
Big bike driver’s licence to be introduced next year
Big bike driver’s licence to be introduced next year
NATIONWIDE: The Land Transport Department has announced it will introduce big bike driver’s licences next year for motorcycles with engine capacity of 400cc or more.
Big medal haul for Thais at Asian Games
Big medal haul for Thais at Asian Games
ASIAN GAMES: Thailand enjoyed their most successful day so far at the Asian Games in Indonesia yesterday (Aug 22) with two expected gold medals in sepak takraw and a surprise victory in paragliding.
Arrest of Myanmar women triggers fury
Arrest of Myanmar women triggers fury
PATTANI: Thai authorities are being urged to set appropriate and clear procedures for raids and arrests involving migrant workers after two Myanmar nationals were rounded up and faced deportation as well as a two-year ban for doing volunteer work.
Motorists slam police road safety crackdown
Motorists slam police road safety crackdown
BANGKOK: The Department of Land Transport (DLT) is upgrading laws to boost road safety by stepping up fines and imposing lengthy jail terms for driving licence-related offences.
Phuket bar owner ‘Sia Auan’ admits to double-murder
Phuket bar owner ‘Sia Auan’ admits to double-murder
PHUKET: The Phuket bar owner who is prime suspect and alleged mastermind of the murder of a young man and woman shot down at Buddha Mountain in Chonburi has confessed to the charges after being handed over by Cambodian authorities, according to police.
Teens procure teens, parents pimp children, say Roi Et police
Teens procure teens, parents pimp children, say Roi Et police
ROI ET: A 19-year-old female who allegedly procured a 15-year-old girl to provide sexual services for a drug network in Roi Et has been nabbed in a police sting operation, fuelling concern that the age of suspects in human trafficking cases is getting younger.
Alleged Phuket killer handed over by Cambodian authorities
Alleged Phuket killer handed over by Cambodian authorities
PHUKET: The Phuket bar owner suspected of being one of two gunmen involved in a double-murder in Chonburi late last month was flown to Bangkok yesterday night (Aug 21) after being handed over to Thai police by Cambodian authorities at the border.
Surodchana makes up for Sopita’s flop
Surodchana makes up for Sopita’s flop
ASIAN GAMES: Olympic weightlifting champion Sopita Tanasan finished empty-handed but teenager Surodchana Khambao saved the face of Thailand’s weightlifting team by claiming bronze in the women’s 53 kilogram division at the Asian Games in Indonesia yesterday (Aug 21).
Deputy PM Prawit promotes ‘Big Joke’ to spokesman role
Deputy PM Prawit promotes ‘Big Joke’ to spokesman role
BANGKOK: Tourist Police Bureau (TPB) deputy chief Pol Maj Gen Surachate Hakparn has been named assistant spokesman for Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon, according to defence spokesman Kongcheep Tantravanich.
Phetchaburi River tipped to burst banks
Phetchaburi River tipped to burst banks
PETCHABURI: Residents of downtown Phetchaburi, southwest of Bangkok, are being urged to brace for floods today (Aug 22) after the Phetchaburi dam released more water into a major river in the province.
Student charged for posting Pattaya pool sex clip
Student charged for posting Pattaya pool sex clip
PATTAYA: Police today (Aug 21) charged a 23-year-old student with posting on social media a sexually provocative video clip from a pool party at a local seaside hotel, and were looking for the videoed couple.
Thais rake in more Asian Games medals
Thais rake in more Asian Games medals
ASIAN GAMES: Thai athletes kept the scoreboard ticking at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, adding one silver and three bronze medals to their haul yesterday (Aug 20).
Ex-Loei police chief temporarily discharged over B229mn fraud scandal
Ex-Loei police chief temporarily discharged over B229mn fraud scandal
LOEI: A former police chief in Loei has been temporarily discharged from service after he was sued by a regional police office for allegedly embezzling B229 million from 192 policemen.
Beaten novice monk, 9, still in coma, fights for life
Beaten novice monk, 9, still in coma, fights for life
KANCHANABURI: A 9-year-old novice who was brutally beaten by a senior monk has been suffering internal bleeding and is still in a deep coma, according to Dr Wasu Sriwasura, a neurosurgeon at Phaholpolpayuhasena Hospital.